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Best Public Schools in Douglas County, WI

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At a glance

Schools

5,269

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorthwestern High66^th of 533 Wisconsin high schools

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Biggest riser

Four Corners Elementary up 163 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Solon Springs School 9.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ACT English Language Arts (2026)	ACT Mathematics (2026)	ACT Science (2026)	Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)			Forward Exam Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ACT English Language Arts 10th Grade	ACT Mathematics 10th Grade	ACT Science 10th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gordon Correctional Center	Public	7-12	10401 E County Road G	Gordon	54838	Douglas County	Wisconsin Department of Corrections	No	No	No	No	(715) 376-2680	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Northwestern High	Public	9-12	4751 S County Road F	Maple	54854	Douglas County	Maple School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 363-2434	372	25	15.0	30.1%	329 (88.4%)	7 (1.9%)	10 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.5%)	80.7	66^th of 533 public high schools	87.6%		58.3	176^th of 431 public high schools	59.2%	110	61.6	64.0	50.0															63.1			$15,767	$183	$15,583
Northwestern Middle	Public	6-8	10523 E US Highway 2	Poplar	54864	Douglas County	Maple School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 364-2218	289	16	17.6	32.9%	263 (91.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.1%)	63.9	220^th of 643 public middle schools	65.8%		72.8	147^th of 628 public middle schools	76.6%	73							72.0	61.3	47.5				73.1	67.5	60.4		64.4			48.5	$12,406	$243	$12,163
Northwestern Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10465 E US Highway 2	Poplar	54864	Douglas County	Maple School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 364-8465	515	30	17.0	31.8%	472 (91.7%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	58.3	472^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	54.6%		65	388^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.8%	84				63.2	58.3	66.2				55.3	50.0	48.1				65.3			51.4		$12,017	$741	$11,276
Solon Springs School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8993 E Baldwin Ave	Solon Springs	54873	Douglas County	Solon Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 378-2263	173	18	9.7	41.6%	163 (94.2%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)	26.3	26.3	21.1	20.0	14.3	22.2	11.1	57.1	22.2	30.0	14.3	0.0	11.1	33.3	55.6	28.6	66.7	66.7	28.6	55.6	$11,511	$1,120	$10,391
Eagles' Wings Virtual Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	8993 E Baldwin Ave	Solon Springs	54873	Douglas County	Solon Springs School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(715) 378-2263	17	2	10.1	35.3%	16 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																					$16,182	$1,120	$15,062
Eagles' Wings Public Montessori Charter	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	8993 E Baldwin Ave	Solon Springs	54873	Douglas County	Solon Springs School District	Yes	No	No	No	(715) 378-2263	89	10	9.3	42.7%	85 (95.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46	648^th of 1039 public elementary schools	37.6%		51.4	572^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	45.2%	76				41.7	69.2	64.3	40.0			33.3	30.8	21.4	40.0			76.9			69.2		$19,125	$1,120	$18,005
Eagles Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	8993 E Baldwin St	Solon Springs	54873	Douglas County	Solon Springs School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(715) 378-2263	23	4	6.3	30.4%	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								33.3	77.8					11.1	44.4		100.0			100.0	$35,992	$18,636	$17,356
Great Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	129 N 28th St E	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 395-8500	348	22	16.0	13.8%	281 (80.7%)	2 (0.6%)	17 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.4%)	2 (0.6%)	40 (11.5%)	58.6	460^th of 1039 public elementary schools	55.7%		61.9	430^th of 1044 public elementary schools	58.8%	30				69.8	64.7	69.8				50.9	41.2	51.2				66.7			49.0		$15,296	$936	$14,360
Bryant Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1423 Central Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8785	283	18	15.8	11.3%	241 (85.2%)	6 (2.1%)	14 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.7%)	62.7	407^th of 1039 public elementary schools	60.8%		67.8	350^th of 1044 public elementary schools	66.5%	57				67.5	61.0	57.1				45.0	63.4	60.0				68.3			58.5		$16,060	$1,004	$15,056
Superior Middle	Public	6-8	3626 Hammond Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8740	888	66	13.4	—	745 (83.9%)	13 (1.5%)	24 (2.7%)	8 (0.9%)	21 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (8.7%)	45.7	391^st of 643 public middle schools	39.2%		39	439^th of 628 public middle schools	30.1%	48							52.9	59.7	53.0				39.3	42.9	37.8		65.9			49.0	$15,857	$1,303	$14,553
Cooper Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1807 Missouri Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8790	363	27	13.5	11.6%	263 (72.5%)	13 (3.6%)	22 (6.1%)	3 (0.8%)	9 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (14.6%)	67.4	351^st of 1039 public elementary schools	66.2%		62	429^th of 1044 public elementary schools	58.9%	78				53.2	69.0	67.9				48.9	51.7	58.9				84.5			64.9		$16,570	$1,181	$15,389
Superior High	Public	9-12	2600 Catlin Ave	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 394-8720	1,256	85	14.8	—	1,071 (85.3%)	19 (1.5%)	45 (3.6%)	15 (1.2%)	11 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	91 (7.2%)	44.5	325^th of 533 public high schools	39.0%		49.3	223^rd of 431 public high schools	48.3%	102	41.8	33.1	31.9															52.9			$15,213	$926	$14,288
Four Corners Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4465 E County Road B	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	No	(715) 399-8911	200	13	15.5	10.5%	181 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.5%)	69.1	326^th of 1039 public elementary schools	68.6%		58.1	489^th of 1044 public elementary schools	53.2%	163				80.0	52.9	60.0				88.0	61.8	63.3				67.7			58.8		$16,131	$927	$15,204
Northern Lights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1201 N 28th St	Superior	54880	Douglas County	Superior School District	No	No	No	Yes	(715) 395-6066	453	34	13.3	15.2%	356 (78.6%)	15 (3.3%)	14 (3.1%)	8 (1.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.6%)	51.2	575^th of 1039 public elementary schools	44.7%		46.6	636^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.1%	61				54.7	61.0	42.2				48.4	42.9	31.3				72.7			67.5		$17,422	$1,141	$16,280

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.

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